Design and pilot results of a single blind randomized controlled trial of systematic demand-led home visits by nurses to frail elderly persons in primary care [ISRCTN05358495]

Table 4 Measurement scheme

Health screener	Instrument	T-1	T0	T1	T2
				6 months	18 months
Functional Health status	COOP-WONCA	X		X	X
ADL & IADL	GARS	X		X	X
Cognitive decline	IQCODE self report	X
Depressive symptoms	CES-D	X		X	X
Chronic diseases	Chronic diseases list	X			X
Mobility and Falls	Questionnaire	X		X	X
Body Mass Index	Questionnaire	X
Weight change	Questionnaire	X
Demographics	Questionnaire	X
Behavioral problems	Questionnaire	X
Incontinence	Questionnaire	X		X	X
Main Outcomes
a. Health related Quality of life	SF36 + EQ5D		X	X	X
b. Hospital admissions	Patient + hospital database		X	X	X
c. (Days until) Institutionalization	PCP + nursing homes				X
d. (Days until) Mortality	Relatives + PCP				X
e. Health resource utilization	Self report + PCP + hospital + pharmacy databases		X	X	X

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